#Gordon Stakes

Hurricane Lane: an impressive winner of the St Leger last year The Cazoo St Leger (3.55) is the final Classic in Britain this year and one of the standout races this weekend. We have looked back at a number of factors to see who may win Sunday's Group 1 highlight. In the last ten years, only two winners have had a rating below 110. Harbour Law was…

Donnacha O'Brien: aiming at a Group 1 with his first runner in Britain Starting at the top leaves you with an awful long way to fall but Donnacha O'Brien has never looked afraid of heights. Having the favourite for a Group 1 race as your first British runner might faze many trainers, particularly if they were only months into their new career and…

Cracksman: one of four Frankel representatives 3.00 York Betway Great Voltigeur Stakes l 1m4f l G2 l ITV/RUK Stand by for a Frankel fest five years on from the superstar's devastating triumph in the Juddmonte International as four of his offspring do battle in this intriguing warm-up for the main event. Of the quartet, who make up half the field,…

LATEST RESULTS, TIPS AND UPDATES: Find out every winner of every race, plus pictures and videos as the drama unfolds on Day 5 Royal Ascot 2018: behind the scenes of a top stables where the Queen's racehorses are trained Brighton-born Ryan Moore clinched a big-race double on the final day of Royal Ascot to leapfrog veteran Frankie Dettori in the…

Nashwa is a warm favourite to take a second Group One contest in the Qatar Nassau Stakes at Goodwood on Thursday, with co-trainer Thady Gosden confident she will be effective on the South Downs track. The daughter of Frankel did not stay the mile and a half of the Oaks at Epsom, finishing three and a quarter lengths behind Tuesday. However, she…

Appleby, 47, a retained trainer for Godolphin at Moulton Paddocks in Newmarket, fought off sustained challenges from John & Thady Gosden and William Haggas to keep hold of the Trainers' title. It completes a clean sweep of the Jockeys', Trainers' and Owners' Championships for Godolphin in 2022, with the organisation winning the Owners' title and…

PUNTERS have been getting stuck into Aidan O'Brien's globetrotter Mogul ahead of his trip to the Far East. The Group 1 winner has been the subject of a huge gamble in the antepost markets for the prestigious Hong Kong Vase. The valuable race is one of four Group 1's at Sha Tin's glamorous'International Races' fixture on December 13. O'Brien has won…

The final classic of the Flat season is run at Doncaster. Can the hot favourite Hurricane Lane be defeated by one of the other runners? Here is our big race guide Hurricane Lane is a red hot favourite to win the world's oldest classic at Doncaster on Saturday. The Godolphin-owned colt has tasted defeat just one in six career starts and heads to…

Five horses go to post for the Group 2 William Hill Celebration Mile Stakes at Goodwood on Saturday. Earlier on the card, Hoo Ya Mal is a hot favourite for the Group 3 March Stakes. Both races are live on ITV Mutasaabeq was priced up as favourite for the Group 2 William Hill Celebration Mile Consistent colt Mutasaabeq is favourite to give his…

The Flemington finale takes place at 4am UK time, so it will be an early start for punters looking to kick start their Tuesday with a winner. But it's a British raider who could reward bettors with James Ferguson's Deauville Legend heading the betting. Who does Sun Racing tipster Templegate fancy for the big one though? Read on for his tip below…

TEMPLEGATE breaks down the big money Gordon Stakes at Goodwood on Thursday. Our man goes through each runner and reveals his tip at the bottom. Back a horse simply by clicking their odds. DEAUVILLE LEGEND 3 DEAU can go. Good second in a Royal Ascot handicap when upped to this trip and showed that was no fluke when taking a Newmarket Group 3 last…

Godolphin and Charlie Appleby started this season with a Classic bang thanks to Coroebus in the 2000 Guineas, but his death in the Moulin last week and Newmarket second Native Trail's underwhelming efforts since may have taken some gloss off of the campaign. However, in St Leger favourite New London, the royal blue operation has a red-hot chance of…

Cast your mind back to a sunny Sandown on the first Saturday in July. Things were looking bright for the middle-distance division in the immediate aftermath of the Eclipse, which had fulfilled its role as the first battleground in the clash of the generations. In a thrilling contest, impressive French Derby winner Vadeni (Timeform rating 127p) made…

Al Aasy (left): winner of the Bahrain Trophy last season Al Aasy stamped himself as one of the most exciting three-year-olds in training when landing the Bahrain Trophy at Newmarket's July meeting last season, but he raced only once after. Some good horses have won that Newmarket race, including 2011 St Leger winner Masked Marvel and 2018 scorer…

End-of-season Timeform ratings: 79 (2yo), 104p (3yo), 129 (4yo), 134 (5yo) Pilsudski won only three of his first 10 races, but he progressed into a top-class performer, as tough and genuine a racehorse one could find, winning six Group One races and twice finishing second in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. After registering his first…

DASHING WILLOUGHBY: Followed up his Royal Ascot win with a sound run behind Communique in the Princess Of Wales's Tattersalls Stakes at Newmarket (had run of the race from the front) but made little impact in the Qatar Goodwood Cup next time. Strong stayer but his best form is with some cut and unless (for the second week running) I'm reading the…

A Lucky 15 consists of 15 bets: 4 singles, 6 doubles, 4 trebles, 1 four-fold. To place a multiple bet, select horses and options will appear in your betslip. An each-way Lucky 15, as advised below, is therefore 30 bets, and you will get a return of some kind if one horse places. A typically competitive renewal of the Paddy Power Gold Cup where you…

Irish Derby and Grand Prix de Paris winner Hurricane Lane faces nine rivals in the Cazoo St Leger (3.35) at Doncaster on Saturday. The Charlie Appleby-trained colt, whose sole defeat came when third in the Derby, seeks a hat-trick of Group 1 wins and is an odds-on favourite to land British racing's oldest Classic. Hurricane Lane is ridden by…

Charlie Appleby saddled his third winner from the last four editions of the Craven Stakes when last season's unbeaten champion two-year-old Native Trail convincingly landed very short odds to strengthen his position as ante-post favourite for the 2000 Guineas. Earlier the same day, promising stablemate Coroebus was put through his paces in a gallop…

There are eight live races on terrestrial television this Saturday afternoon, with action from Beverley, Goodwood and Newmarket. The ITV Racing team are on air from 1.10pm to 4pm on the main channel and our expert provides selections to accompany all the action. John Hill has recommendations for all eight races on Saturday. You can read the…

The Cazoo St Leger might be one of the most exacting tests of stamina in the Flat racing calendar and it could be won by a trainer who is conducting his career at a sprint. If Hoo Ya Mal can land the rescheduled final Classic of the season at Doncaster tomorrow on what will be a poignant day's racing following the death of the Queen, it will be a…

THE Doncaster St Leger Festival kicks off on Wednesday. And punters who love backing a shorty to do the business will be in clover throughout the week. There look a few good things over the four days - on paper, at least. Here, Sun Racing takes a look at some of the supposed bankers and assesses whether they really can justify their…

No horse since Frankel in 2012 has earned a higher rating on turf than the figure of 137 awarded to Baaeed for his outstanding display in the 2022 Juddmonte International at York. Baaeed was a stunning six-and-a-half-length winner of the Knavesmire Group 1 on his first crack at a trip beyond a mile, taking his record to a perfect ten. He had…

Presenter Mike Cattermole gives his expert verdict on the final British Classic of the year and Doncaster's Saturday feature, the Cazoo St Leger, live on Sky Sports Racing. As autumn arrives, so it's time for the world's oldest Classic, the Cazoo St Leger, first run in 1776 and pre-dating the Derby by some four years. Nobody can claim that this…

The final Classic of the season, the Cazoo St Leger, will feature a maximum of 11 runners on Saturday. Like this season's Derby and Oaks, there are no previous Group One winners in the line-up. I'd imagine that represents some kind of record. The extended 1m 6f trip often presents an unknown for many of the contenders but several of this year's…

2022-08-26Saturday ITV Racing Tips: Best bets for Beverley, Goodwood and Newmarket A bumper day of action this Saturday for the cameras to feast upon, including two listed races. First a quick list of our selections, plus the reasons behind our highlighted picks further down the page. You can check out the race cards with one click - Planet Sport's…

Deauville Legend is on course for the Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes at York with James Ferguson also eyeing up a possible tilt at the Melbourne Cup later in the year. The son of Sea The Stars has proven a consistent performer in middle-distance contests so far this term and struck gold when gamely landing the Bahrain Trophy during Newmarket's July…